Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Ripon College for Women
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Royal Station Hotel
- Fire in the Minster
- St William's Shrine
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Union Gas Works
- Teaching the Poor
- Statue of an Athlete
- Roman Chimney Pot
- A New Walk
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Bar Convent
- Viking Coins
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Transport Moves On